I'm sure the drugs didn't help this convicted felon...don't know the laws of the land there, but on top of being a felon in possession of a weapon, its presence along with another crime (in this case drug possession) usually compounds things.

But this is a good case to publicize of the laws actually working and being enforced.

And I'm wondering what "serious wrong with guns and getting off on misdemeanors" you mean...leaving a gun in a bathroom? Not reporting a stolen gun within 3 days when you never even realized it had been taken? Would you rather see someone heavily punished for an oversight or someone else's action than a convicted felon knowingly breaking the law with a gun?